NASA Technology Projects

Search NASA's TechPort inventory — every technology R&D project the agency has tracked, active and completed. Harvested gradually in the background (TechPort only exposes one project per API call, ~21,000 total), so the list grows over time rather than all at once.

What's active and early-stage — where getting involved could matter →

21,053 projects harvested so far — page 398 of 422.

Title	Status	TRL	Technology area	Lead organization
Cascading Annular Nozzles For Extreme Thrust Densities	Active	—	Cryogenic Propulsion	Stennis Space Center
PI - Planetary Defense	Completed	—	Orbital Debris Mitigation	University of California-Santa Barbara
Performance of Expansion-Deflection Nozzles for Rotating Detonation Rocket Engines	Completed	1	Propulsion Systems	Glenn Research Center
Advanced Computational Center for Entry System Simulation (ACCESS)	Active	2	Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL	University of Colorado Boulder
Entry Systems Modeling (ESM)	Active	4	Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL	Ames Research Center
Descent Systems Study (DSS)	Completed	—	Supersonic Retropropulsion	Langley Research Center
Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE)	Completed	3	Solar Thermal Propulsion	Glenn Research Center
Moon-to-Mars Planetary Autonomous Construction Technology (MMPACT)	Completed	4	Surface Construction and Assembly	Marshall Space Flight Center
Superlightweight Aerospace Composites (SAC)	Completed	2	Lightweight Structural Materials	Langley Research Center
Joint Advanced Propulsion Institute (JANUS)	Active	2	Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Physics-Guided Multifidelity Learning for Characterization of Blunt-Body Dynamic Stability	Completed	2	Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Computational Investigation of Wave/Mode Structure and Multiplicity in Rotating Detonation Rocket Engines	Completed	2	Airbreathing Pressure Gain Combustion	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Virtual Prototyping of Multifunctional Boron-Nitrogen Nanostructures and their Composites for Extreme Space Environments	Completed	2	Lightweight Concepts	Rice University
Institute for Model-Based Qualification & Certification of Additive Manufacturing (IMQCAM)	Active	2	Manufacturing Processes	Carnegie Mellon University
High-fidelity numerical simulation and modeling of boundary layer transition and heat transfer in hypersonic flows over blunt bodies with surface roughness and mass flux	Active	2	Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL	University of Southern California
Wall modeled large eddy simulation of high-enthalpy hypersonic flows	Active	2	Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL	University of Colorado Boulder
CFMPP Modeling Portfolio	Active	—	In-Space Propellant Storage and Use	Glenn Research Center
Integrated Rotating Detonation Engine System (InRoDES)	Active	3	Solar Thermal Propulsion	Glenn Research Center
Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Technology Maturation (NTP)	Active	3	Nuclear Thermal Propulsion	Marshall Space Flight Center
LUMEN: Low-light Universal Mapping for Extreme eNvironments	Active	2	Intelligent Data Understanding	Ames Research Center
High Performance Materials for Space (HiPerforMaS)	Completed	—	Lightweight Structural Materials	Langley Research Center
Crosscutting Fission-Based Nuclear Capabilities	Completed	3	Nuclear Thermal Propulsion	Marshall Space Flight Center
The design of fibrous insulation to minimize radiative heat transfer for TPS	Active	—	Entry, Descent, and Landing	Langley Research Center
DM and Env Material Solutions (DME MS-TASK)	Active	3	Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing	Langley Research Center
Development of Novel Green Propellant Dual-Mode Thrusters	Completed	5	Propulsion Systems	Marshall Space Flight Center
Chiron Exploration Health Portal (CEHP)	Active	4	Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems	Johnson Space Center
Zero Boil-Off Tank-Non-Condensable Development (ZBOT-NC)	Active	5	In-Space Propellant Storage and Use	Glenn Research Center
Pulsed Plasma Rocket (PPR): Shielded, Fast Transits for Humans to Mars	Completed	—	Advanced Energetic Propulsion Approaches	Howe Industries, LLC
Pulsed Fission-Fusion Propulsion System (PuFF)	Completed	2	Solar Thermal Propulsion	Marshall Space Flight Center
Multidisciplinary Analysis of Fault Management Design for System Autonomy and Resilience	Completed	4	Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing	Ames Research Center
Fault Management Architecture for Distributed Systems	Active	2	Autonomous Systems	Marshall Space Flight Center
Space Robotics Challenge - Autonomous Humanoid Robots for Deep Space Exploration	Completed	4	Activity and Resource Planning and Scheduling	Johnson Space Center
Next Generation, Aviation-Ready Modular Energy Storage Solution for Electric and Hybrid Aircraft	Active	4	Aerospace Power and Energy Storage	Physical Sciences, Inc.
Magnetic Gear and Sensor Technology to Enable Survival and Robotic Actuator Dexterous Operation through the Lunar Night	Active	—	Robotic Systems	—
Insulative Acoustic Composite Materials for Oxygen-Rich Environments	Completed	—	Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems	Langley Research Center
Monitor and Forecast System for Airport and Network Operational Risk	Active	2	Air Traffic Management and Range Tracking Systems	Johnson Space Center
Radiation Shielding for Space Electronics in Severe Environments	Active	4	Sensors and Instruments	Goddard Space Flight Center
Accelerating Design of ML and AI Experiments in Scientific Simulation	Active	6	Software, Modeling, Simulation, and Information Processing	Ames Research Center
Miniature High-Performance Integrated Photonics Inertial Measurement Unit	Active	—	GN&C	—
Enhanced On-Orbit Safety through Autonomous Operations Across Domains	Completed	—	Entry, Descent, and Landing	Ames Research Center
Advanced Transfer and Relay Stage	Active	2	Propulsion Systems	Marshall Space Flight Center
Airborne Spectroscopic Static Temperature Sensor	Active	2	Sensors and Instruments	Langley Research Center
A Portable Situational Awareness Toolset for Wildfire Suppression and Team Management	Completed	—	Air Traffic Management and Range Tracking Systems	Langley Research Center
A Low-Power 14GHz Spectrometer ASIC	Completed	—	Sensors and Instruments	Goddard Space Flight Center
In-line, real-time gas sensor utilizing a novel, multi-modal spectroscopy concept	Completed	—	Ground, Test, and Surface Systems	Stennis Space Center
Heterogeneous integration of infrared single mode lasers with photonic integrated circuits	Active	—	Sensors and Instruments	Langley Research Center
The Blueprint for Generative AI chips manufactured on the ISS	Completed	—	Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing	Langley Research Center
Flexible Variable Emission Material	Active	2	Thermal Management Systems	Johnson Space Center
Advanced Cryogenic Insulation with reduced thermal conduction and high performance at low temperatures	Completed	—	Sensors and Instruments	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Large Format Ceramic Oscillating Heat Pipes	Completed	—	Aerospace Power and Energy Storage	Glenn Research Center

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ℹ️ About this data

Sourced from NASA TechPort, NASA's public technology-project inventory. Harvested gradually into our own database — TechPort's API only returns one project's full detail per call, so ~21,000 projects take a while to cover.
TRL (Technology Readiness Level) is NASA's 1-9 scale for how mature a technology is: 1-3 is basic research/concept, 4-6 is lab/relevant-environment validation, 7-9 is flight-proven. Lower TRL generally means more room for outside research contribution; higher TRL means something closer to a finished, licensable technology.
"Active" vs "Completed" reflects TechPort's own project status, not funding availability — see the insights page for how to actually act on this.

💻 Show API usage example (cURL)

curl -sS "https://devops.majbase.com/nasa-tech-projects/api?q=laser&status=Active&sort=trl&page=1"

Returns {"rows": [...], "total", "page", "pages"}, or {"error": "..."} if temporarily unavailable. All query params are optional.